Cedar Avenue of Nikkō See also References Navigation menu36°43′22″N 139°41′27″E /...
Transport in Tochigi PrefectureSpecial Natural MonumentsSpecial Historic SitesTourist attractions in Tochigi PrefectureTochigi Prefecture geography stubs cryptomeriaImaichiMatsudaira MasatsunaTokugawa IeyasuNikkō Tōshō-gū A portion of the cedar avenue The Cedar Avenue of Nikkō ( 日光杉並木 , Nikkō suginami-ki ) is a street in Japan lined with approximately 13,000 cryptomeria trees, known as Sugi, the national tree of Japan. Consisting of three parts converging on the city of Imaichi, the Cedar Avenue of Nikkō is 35.41 kilometers (22.00 mi) long [1] and is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest tree-lined avenue in the world. The Cedar Avenue of Nikkō is the only cultural property designated by the Japanese Government as both a Special Historic Site and a Special Natural Monument. The cedar trees were planted approximately 400 years ago by Matsudaira Masatsuna, a feudal lord serving Tokugawa Ieyasu, who donated them to the Nikkō Tōshō-gū. This monumenta...